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[color=#800080;]Vertak gave a loud intake of breath as he stared at the ghostly form of Dalmia, admittedly in a condition he hadn't even imagined Dalmia could be in. He pulled out his staff and held it ready as he slowly stepped forward, so that he was in front of the group. [/color]

[color=#800080;]"Are you the being known as Dalmia?" Vertak asked sharply, gripping his staff tightly. "What are you trying to say?"[/color]

[color=#000080;]IC: Elittra, Ta-Metru:[/color]

[color=#0000ff;]Elittra's fears were confirmed when one of the Vahki leapt down from a building to land on top of her, attempting to pin her to the ground as three others surrounded her. She stabbed the Vahki on top with the lightning bolt and fired, frying every single electronically controlled device inside the Vahki. It rolled to the side, smoking, and Elittra stood to her feet, preparing to take down the rest as well.[/color]

[color=#ff0000;]"Aw, Karz," Artorre groaned as the malicious Vahki spilled out of the hive. He unsheathed his sword and sent a beam of concentrated fire through a pair of the Vahki surrounding Elittra. One crumpled to the gound as its leg became useless, while the other was incapacitated as key circuitry within it was fried. A quick stomp to the neck finished the one on the ground, and allowed him to propel himself into the last one. He pinned it, and drove his now super-heated blade into its chest. All this occurred within seconds, but that was still long enough for tens more to gain a position on top of surrounding building. And more were pouring out of the hive. 7 broke away from the others and blocked their escape as 3 more jumped at all those present.[/color]

[color=#ff0000;]Artorre's blade became stuck in the Vahki he had run through, and he was unable to free it. He pulled two throwing knives before the Vahki was upon him. He blocked its blows with his forearms, then lashed out with one of his knives. The blade bounced off, but the Vahki recoiled long enough for him to look around. Both Elittra and the Makuta they had just met were still occupied with their attackers. Artorre's blade was still stuck in the disabled Vahki, which happenned to be directly behind his adversary. Blocking another blow, he pushed it forward as hard as he could. The Vahki landed on its fallen comrade (and, more importanly, his stuck sword) with a loud clang. He took aim, and threw his knife at exposed wiring. The Vahki rose, but stumbled around erratically. It lunged forward at nothing, and flailed around, trying and failing to get up. He walked over to his loosened sword, and pulled it free just in time to block another Vahki's blow. With a quick curve of his blade, he severed both the thing's arms, took aim and fired at another, then proceeded to finish off the one in front of him. He looked around once more at how his allies were faring.[/color]

-==IC: Kairan==-Kairan frowned; this wasn't what he expected. It was like Dalmia; but..."Wait; what happened to Dalmia, anyway? You guys were closer to that fight, right?" Kairan asked Vertak, curious about that.

[color=#b22222;]Calik picked up his revolver, holstering it on his back in a smooth motion, "Name's Calik. I'm the guy who rides around beating up people who break the rules. Now, who are you?"[/color]

[font="'comic sans ms', cursive;"]The Toa of Psionics had decided that returning to Quel couldn't be worth enough to outweigh the memories and unfinished business she'd rather leave behind there. As such, she had turned towards the once-great center of weapons for the entire Matoran Universe. [/font]

[font="'comic sans ms', cursive;"]The fishing boat had sprung (yet another) leak. Calerix set the helm in place and went below deck, grabbing tools and other materials to fix it. The Toa hoped nothing happened to the boat in the mean-time....[/font]

"Frivulous lawsuits." he replied. "And eh, nice guy or not, it was good to have a little help to light this place up. I haven't faced a shadow user in some time... and only one other shadow Toa."

"Still, somewhat dissapointed to see them go. It was going to be fun. They've got me on record here at least fourteen times. I'm not sure how much they keep up with the law now that people are popping back alive, but they'd probably still want me locked up. Would have been fun to drop off the air Toa and then make my bold escape out of the heart of the security headquarters..."

He gave it a thought. "Then again, they have gotten better as of late. Might have been a bit risky."

"Now, one thing I know for sure I need to do is talk with those men he had killed. Well, killed again. A few of them were carrying some useful information for me."

-Toa Levacius Zehvor

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"I disapprove of what you have to say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."

[color=#b22222;]Calik shrugged, casually summoning a ball of fire in the palm of his right hand, "Well, you seem like a decent warrior; maybe I'll tag along. If we run into those fellows again, you may need an extra sword or two."[/color]

"I may. I still have another companion - the Toa of Stone you saw above - but he should be gone by now, getting the boat off of here ready. The rest of my allies are elsewhere, dealing with their own separate tasks."

"Now, let's get on the surface." he replied, turning and heading towards the exit.

-Toa Levacius Zehvor

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"I disapprove of what you have to say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."

Sigjol fell back, blasting at the swarming robots with whatever shadow energy he was able to muster. There were to many of them. He knew that. If he tried to hold them off...if they tried to hold them off, they would die. He been silent during the journey here, consumed by his own thoughts. He eyed a street that was still clear of Vahki. The pefect escape route. Then, slowly, he shifted his gaze back to the swarm. If would die, he would not die running. He tapped into his meager reserves if energy, hefted his staff, and waded into battle.

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I believe you find life such a problem because you think there are the good people and the bad people. You are wrong, of course. There are, always and only, the bad people, but some of them are on opposite sides.

[color=#0000ff;]Elittra pointed the lightning bolt and fired; several blasts of electricity split apart from it and fried every single circuit in eight Vahki surrounding Sigjol. However, she cried out a moment later as she was smacked to the side. Trying desperately to remember what the Nuurahk's staffs had done to Matoran back in the day - assuming these Vahki weren't just trying to kill them - she rolled to the side, her scarf flapping through the air. [/color]

[color=#003366;]IC - Elithes - Xia: "Elithes," the Matoran said simply. As the board moved over the destroyed vessel housing his vehicle, Elithes dropped off, briefly activating the pack on his back to slow his descent. He landed on the damaged deck, rolling to a stop and disappearing down a stairwell. Moments later, a hole was blasted through the side of the boat, and a wheel-like vehicle emerged.[/color]

[color=#003366;]IC - ??? - Vahki Hive: The Toa moved to the edge of the window, hidden in darkness as he grabbed his sniper rifle from behind his back. Settling comfortably into the shadows, hidden from the Vahki by his own power, he peered through the scope, observing the battle in the streets below. It was beginning to spread out of Ga-Metru, the Vahki so intent on their duty that they would not settle for cleansing only the district of water. That was good...[/color]

[color=#003366;]He frowned as his sensors detected the non-Vahki beings below. Taking aim, he fired a bullet at Elittra and Artorre, the projectile splitting open as it cut through the air and beginning to charge with power as an energy cage materialized around it...[/color]

[color=#003366;]IC - Dalmia Apparition - The Ybrus: The ghostly Dalmia did not seem to directly register what was being said or done around him. The clearest parts of his body shimmered, the mist composing him obviously not entirely controlled, as he stared directly at Vertak's face, his expression fraught with pain and--shockingly--a sense of pleading. He raised a weak hand forward, as if reaching for something past the group, parts of his hand and arm--including two full fingers--dissolving with the movement. [/color]

[color=#003366;]We... have lost... all... self... His voice emanated softly around them, a hoarse whisper that was only vaguely recognizable as Dalmia. Cannot... maintain... indi... vidual... identities...[/color]

[color=#003366;]The Ring member's body shook with weakened pants as it began to fade, turning into a ghostly green glow where he had lain before. As the glow, too, began to disappear, a thin, writhing stream of mist shot forward, composed of the last of Dalmia's power, striking the far wall and causing a small cloud to appear against it. As the cloud dissipated, a sword-like symbol was revealed, carved into the wall alongside the word Ko-Karda.[/color]

The Ta-Matoran took little time to turn and face the far wall, looking at the symbol and words that had been placed upon it. "Ko-Karda..." he said. "Heart of Ice? Frozen Heart? Bah, it's all the same in archaic Matoran. This phantasm appears to have been an acquaintance of yours, so perhaps you can explain what this term means? Or perhaps the beautiful drawing of a sword it gave us?"

-Toa Levacius Zehvor

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"I disapprove of what you have to say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."

Albenidal gave the words a good stare and seemed perplexed. "The interconnecting hyphen suggests that it is a singular proper noun, thus and likely meant to refer to a specific place. It could be an item? Perhaps a term for a person? No... there's other forms for stating that. So what is it? I guess place would be a safe bet... but where? Kai-Nam, perhaps? A specific part of it? Or a place somewhere else... the origin of that mist. Or perhaps where Ruaki came from."

-Toa Levacius Zehvor

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"I disapprove of what you have to say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."

[font="'times new roman', times, serif;"]Kendour woke up and rubbed his eyes with his hands. And then yawned. His pupils were fully dilated and he had a strange spark in his eyes. He slowly looked around the room he was in and it seemed as though he didn't know where he was and he didn't seem to recognize anyone either.[/font]

[font="'times new roman', times, serif;"]He listened to the others talk and for once seemed to understand what was happening.[/font]

[font="'times new roman', times, serif;"]"Perhaps it is on another island? The ghostly entity may be suggesting for us to go there..." His voice but a faint whisper.[/font]

[font="'times new roman', times, serif;"]He made a sickening noise that sounded like a trumpeting elephant. The spark now gone from his eyes, they were now dull once again.[/font]

-==IC: Kairan==-Kairan's eyes widened."The Heart, maybe? The Heart that needed to be activated to awaken this forsaken thing in the first place? But... Wouldn't they be useless now?" Kairan said with a frown, not sure if Dalmia meant the Heart of Ruaki...

[color=#003366;]OOC: I sincerely, sincerely, sincerely apologize for my absence, everyone--school has been keeping me very busy.[/color]

[color=#003366;]IC - Elithes - Xia: "My suggestion vould have been more along zhe lines of, 'Let's find a boat out of here,'" Elithes responded over the comm link. "But I suppose zhat lends itself to fighting zhe Feranaki, does it not?"[/color]

[color=#003366;]IC - ??? - Ocean: As Calerix's boat cut through the ocean waves, a large slab of floating wood appeared in the distance, gently rocking up and down with the passing of the waves. Lying motionless on top of it, their lower half submerged in the water and their hands gripping tightly to the wood, was a black and red Toa, who did not seem to react as the boat neared. Whether they were dead or merely unconscious was a fair question, though not one answerable from this distance...[/color]

[color=#003366;]IC - Torith/Sanshou - Coliseum: The place was deserted. As they entered the coliseum, this was not what Sanshou had expected to find. Even with the dwindling number of people, there was still typically a fair amount of activity in the place, enough that a soft din of conversation could be heard from outside. That was not the case now, however. Not a soul could be seen throughout the place, though several merchant carts were present. Sanshou could think of no explanation for this as she and Torith paced around the field, searching for anyone.[/color]

[color=#003366;]"This is... not right," she said quietly. "A few days ago this place was crawling with activity... Where did everyone go?"[/color]

[color=#003366;]"If I knew..." Torith said, shaking his head. He frowned. "No blood to be seen, either... Was this a neutral zone?"[/color]

[color=#003366;]"People have attempted to make it one," the Artanian confirmed. "Not that it always worked..."[/color]

[color=#003366;]"Hm..." The Toa of Fire moved away from her for a moment. "It's possible they simply cleared out... though this is a lot like the scene on the boat... Perhaps our friends are behind this, as well?"[/color]

[color=#003366;]"Possibly..." Sanshou said slowly. "Though we can't know until we find them, right?" Torith nodded, sighing. A growl from the Niaka caught their attention. Turning toward the mech, they were surprised to find a number of Vahki approaching, roughly a dozen in total, along with a larger, spider-like robot--a Kraahu. Sanshou's eyes widened in surprise. "Those shouldn't be here... The Vahki haven't been active in years... What...?"[/color]

[color=#003366;]Torith raised his weapon as the law enforcers lined up, summoning Kanoka disks into their mandibles. They did not launch them, however. Instead, a robotic command issued forth:[/color]

[color=#003366;]"ORDER: Surrender or run."[/color]

[color=#003366;]IC - ??? - Vahki Hive:Interesting resistance... the Toa thought as he continued to observe the battle in the streets. Perhaps 'mindless destruction' wasn't the best setting. Let's make it more fun...[/color]

[color=#003366;]The Toa turned so as to point his rifle at the control console, firing a shot into it. Using the bullet as a vehicle through which to channel his power, he put a new command into the Vahki's wireless systems. Outside, they began to slow down, their movements and actions becoming more methodical, ending their dog-pile tactics and moving to form a circle around the trio of opposition. A Bordahk stepped forward, staffs raised threateningly.[/color]

[font="'comic sans ms', cursive;"]The Toa breathed out a sigh of relief. She had finally patched the leak and could return to the helm.[/font]

[font="'comic sans ms', cursive;"]Doing so, she found that there was a being clinging to some driftwood, not too far away.[/font]

[font="'comic sans ms', cursive;"]"Odd..."[/font]

[font="'comic sans ms', cursive;"]Being a Toa of Psionics, and feeling somewhat sympathetic, she dropped her 'arms' illusion and diverted the power to telekinesis, which pulled in the driftwood. [/font]

[font="'comic sans ms', cursive;"]Once it was within reach, she pulled the other Toa, along with the wood, on board. That done, Calerix flipped back to the illusion, and walked over carefully. She shook the being once, speaking as she did.[/font]

[font="'comic sans ms', cursive;"]"Hello? Are you alive?"[/font]

[font="'comic sans ms', cursive;"]It took her all of 2 seconds to realize that it would be a very dumb question, as no-one had really died in ages. [/font]

[font="'times new roman', times, serif;"]A low growl emanated from the brute as he woke and crawled to his feet. He felt the urge to destroy, to smash everything and kill. For he did not quite know where he was and this frightened him but his simple mind didn't do what a more cultivated mind would do. No. Instead he wished to break and rend.[/font]

[font="'times new roman', times, serif;"]But a small red armored Matoran stood nearby and shook its head as if to say, "no." This being did not actually exist it was only a figment of the brute's imagination or maybe it was something more. But regardless only Kendour could see it.[/font]

[font="'times new roman', times, serif;"]Somehow he was able to control his urges and he sat back down.[/font]

[font="'times new roman', times, serif;"]As he sat down the being vanished from his sight.[/font]

[font="'times new roman', times, serif;"]IC: An Old Warehouse, ?[/font]

[font="'times new roman', times, serif;"]The Toa of Sand woke up. His head spun. Last night had been crazy. He had gotten into a fight with another being and they somehow ended up in an old warehouse. From the look of the place no one had used it in a long, long time.[/font]

[font="'times new roman', times, serif;"]As he stood up, he noticed his left leg stung. He could't recall why but he assumed it was from the fight. He slowly looked around for signs of what had happened. The place was covered in sand, tons of sand. And lots of crates and old machines lie broken across the floor.[/font]

[font="'times new roman', times, serif;"]He sighed. Why could he not remember what had happened or where he was? He became increasingly frightened when he could not recall his own name. After a few minutes of standing around, he was able to remember. He went by the moniker Cur but his real name was something else. It was secret information that he didn't want to tell anyone. And so he didn't even allow himself think it.[/font]

[font="'times new roman', times, serif;"]More thoughts surfaced. He remembered everyone was immortal. He then worried he had died, again. He couldn't really tell but he seemed okay so he assumed he had not. Well technically he had died a long time ago. Long before everyone had become immortal. He had only been a rookie Toa and back then he had control over stone. Now he had control over sand and he even had a different mask and entirely new armor. He had never figured out why he had been brought back to life all those years ago. And that was not a story he wanted to remember right now.[/font]

[font="'times new roman', times, serif;"]He yawned, stretched and started to make his way out of the old warehouse. Maybe he would get answers to his current situation if he walked around and investigated. Or maybe he would just remember later.[/font]

[font="'times new roman', times, serif;"]IC: Xia[/font]

[font="'times new roman', times, serif;"]"Oh yes a boat." His yellow, glowing eyes flickered. "Why didn't I think of that?" He said in an absent minded way.[/font]

IC - ??? - Calerix's Boat: The Toa did not respond, though he was obviously breathing. And judging from the complete lack of any deformities on his body, it was evident that he had not yet died--at least, not more than once.

[font="'times new roman', times, serif;"]The Toa of Earth walked through the streets of this cold island. The place was not in the best shape but the Toa didn't really care.[/font]

[font="'times new roman', times, serif;"]He felt a rush of air and turned around. He didn't spot anyone. So he continued to walk. But again he felt something. This time when he turned around he saw a creature.[/font]

[font="'times new roman', times, serif;"]The creature had six limbs. Four arms and two legs. It was about the size of a Toa but it was closer to an anthropomorphic lizard than a Toa. It mouth was filled with sharp fangs and its tongue darted in and out of its mouth. The creature had red, silver and black colored scales and neon green eyes. All four of its hands and both its feet ended in sharp claws. Spikes ran down the length of its spine and down to the tip of its muscular tail. And at the end of its tail was a sharp blade. It's facial scales almost resembled a mask and the back of its head had two horns. This was not a creature Qui had ever seen before.[/font]

[font="'times new roman', times, serif;"]The creature made a strange noise that was similar to a rattle of a rattlesnake and the hiss of a feral cat.[/font]

[font="'times new roman', times, serif;"]Qui worried this thing was a Feranaki but from appearance alone it didn't seem to be. He was frightened by this strange beast and he knew that he would have to fight it just by how it looked at him.[/font]

[font="'times new roman', times, serif;"]The creature made its strange noise again and lunged forward with unnatural speed. Qui fell to the ground as he was tackled. And he quickly acted. He grabbed his sniper rifle from off his back and brought it down onto the creature's head. But the creature's head was stronger than the gun and Qui had delivered too much force in his blow. And so his sniper rifle shattered with a metallic noise.[/font]

[font="'times new roman', times, serif;"]Qui dropped the pieces still in his hands and rose to his feet. Quickly entering a defensive position with both fists raised.[/font]

[font="'times new roman', times, serif;"]The creature again rocketed at the Toa. But this time Qui called on the power of the earth. The ground trembled as he did this. A giant fist of dirt enclosed around the creature, crushing it. Qui smiled thinking he had won.[/font]

[font="'times new roman', times, serif;"]The creature once again hissed. And this time started glowing. The giant, dirt fist was torn apart as a fiery explosion left he creature's body.[/font]

[font="'times new roman', times, serif;"]The creature quickly recovered and walked back and forth on all six of its limbs in a menacing manner. And then almost without notice it was on top of Qui. Its tail blade over Qui's throat.[/font]

[font="'times new roman', times, serif;"]Boom![/font]

[font="'times new roman', times, serif;"]The ground exploded throwing the two combatants away from each other. Qui struggled back to his feet as he breathed heavily.[/font]

[font="'times new roman', times, serif;"]Qui seemed to be weakening almost too quickly and the creature seemed even stronger than it had been before the fight had started. How strange...[/font]

[font="'times new roman', times, serif;"]OOC: I'm not sure what to have my other characters do.[/font]